Russell Wilson Punches His Ticket to Hawaii and More NFC West News

For those of you who wanted to see Russell Wilson one more time before the start of the 2013 season, your opportunity now awaits you. It was announced yesterday that Wilson will indeed play in the Pro Bowl after Matt Ryan was declared out with a separated non-throwing shoulder.

Ryan was injured just prior to the two-minute warning in the NFC Championship game. He took a shot from 49ers outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks on a five-yard completion to running back Jason Snelling. Falcons head coach Mike Smith said Ryan would have been available for the Super Bowl if Atlanta would have advanced.

Wilson, the third-round rookie out of Wisconsin, joins fellow teammates Max Unger, Russell Okung, Marshawn Lynch, Earl Thomas and Leon Washington in Hawaii. When Pro Bowl rosters were originally announced, he was selected as a third alternate for the NFC.

He had one of the more impressive rookie seasons of all time, so his selection to the Pro Bowl is definitely warranted. The 26 touchdown passes he threw tied an NFL rookie record and his 100 quarterback rating broke the previous rookie record held by Ben Roethlisberger.

Arizona

AZCentral.com reports on the hiring of Bruce Arians' assistant coaches. Multiple hires have come on the offensive and defensive side of the ball at this point.